Books with author Jason C Eckhardt

In this fun, history-based adventure of magical realism, wherein puns abound, Capitol Cat & Watch Dog team to find a missing Library of Congress (LOC) exhibit: a lock of President Thomas Jefferson's hair. Thinking that the hair exhibit may have been misfiled, character Cat-alog, who lives at LOC, guides the daring duo through LOC's vibrant collections which relate to President Jefferson's interests and hobbies. In their quest as detectives, the trio visits exciting showcase departments and holdings at LOC such as Stradivarius violins, comic books, America's classic films, Wilbur and Orville Wright papers--and more--until they arrive at the spectacular, cavernous LOC Main Reading Room.Capitol Cat & Watch Dog Hunt Thomas Jefferson's Hair in the Library of Congress is Judge Janice Law's third book in her children's series including Capitol Cat & Watch Dog Unite Lady Freedoms, and Capitol Cat & Watch Dog Outwit the U.S. Supreme Court.A vocabulary list to research definitions online is included.

Unique among animals that ever trod across Texas, Uncle Sam was a camel born at sea. Arriving in Texas in 1856 as part of the U.S. Army’s experimental Camel Corps, Uncle Sam must adapt to the challenges of a new land and the moods of his temperamental mule friend, Stormy. Together they explore Texas until their ambitions send them on different paths that ultimately converge in tragedy.Spur Award-winning author Preston Lewis adds Uncle Sam’s “autobiography” to his Texas Animal Legends Collection. Just Call Me Uncle Sam brings to life the tumultuous times of a camel born at sea.

Unique among animals that ever trod across Texas, Uncle Sam was a camel born at sea. Arriving in Texas in 1856 as part of the U.S. Army's experimental Camel Corps, Uncle Sam must adapt to the challenges of a new land and the moods of his temperamental mule friend, Stormy. Together they explore Texas until their ambitions send them on different paths that ultimately converge in tragedy.Spur Award-winning author Preston Lewis adds Uncle Sam's "autobiography" to his Texas Animal Legends Collection. Just Call Me Uncle Sam brings to life the tumultuous times of a camel born at sea.

It's a long way from Western Virginia to Texas, but recently orphaned, fourteen-year-old Ephraim Darter is determined to make the trip. He wants to find adventure, not be a farmer for the rest of his life. He sets out one spring morning in 1850 with a good horse named General, a family keepsake clock no one else thinks will survive the journey intact, and a new friend who knows more about Latin grammar than traveling by horse. The boys encounter flooded rivers, bedbug-ridden inns, and a rascally medicine man who steals the precious clock, and in the process, experiences a life-changing adventure, far more hair-raising than he ever expected. "Gone to Texas: From Virginia to Adventure" is an entertaining page-turner inspired by a true-life experience of the author's ancestors.

When the night magic transforms statues inside the U.S. Capitol into the famous historical personalities they were in life, Capitol Cat & Watch Dog recruit them as a secret Nighttime Congress to lobby for the reunion of two Lady Freedoms-American symbols who have been separated for more than 200 years. Capitol Cat & Watch Dog entertains children and adults about America's history, while illustrating the joys of friendship and cooperation to achieve a positive contemporary goal. Law's lively romp includes poetry, magic and silly rhymes.

When the night magic transforms statues inside the U.S. Capitol into the famous historical personalities they were in life, Capitol Cat & Watch Dog recruit them as a secret Nighttime Congress to lobby for the reunion of two Lady Freedoms--American symbols who have been separated for more than 200 years. Capitol Cat & Watch Dog entertains children and adults about America's history, while illustrating the joys of friendship and cooperation to achieve a positive contemporary goal. Law's lively romp includes poetry, magic and silly rhymes.